The Banter: An Interview with the Director and Cast of Singapore Repertory Theatre’s The Lifespan of a Fact
It’s hard to deny that the truth is getting increasingly harder to find. Not just because of the prevalence of fake news and outright falsehoods, but even in the idea of half-truths, where facts are flubbed over for convenience’s sake and for a better story. Following on from productions such as The Truth and Caught in 2018, Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT) opens their 2020 season with The … Continue reading The Banter: An Interview with the Director and Cast of Singapore Repertory Theatre’s The Lifespan of a Fact
The Opinion: The Importance of Finding Hope In Solidarity
In light of the ongoing Covid-19 crisis, there’s a distinct air of doom and gloom hanging in the air. The last few weeks have seen disrupted travel plans, panic buying and a general wave of uncertainty spread across the entire country. The economy has taken a massive hit across all industries, from retail to air travel (Cathay Pacific has even advised its employees to take … Continue reading The Opinion: The Importance of Finding Hope In Solidarity
Art What!: Following cancellation of Hong Kong edition, Art Basel launches Online Viewing Rooms this March
HONG KONG – In spite of the recently announced cancellation of Art Basel Hong Kong (in lieu of the ongoing coronavirus epidemic), Art Basel has instead found a workaround to the issue by launching the brand new Online Viewing Rooms. Taking the art viewing experience online, the new digital initiative will offer exhibitors an additional platform to showcase artworks to Art Basel’s global network of … Continue reading Art What!: Following cancellation of Hong Kong edition, Art Basel launches Online Viewing Rooms this March
Review: Love In The Lion City – An Intimate Evening with Dick Lee
★★★★☆ (Performance attended 14/2/20) Dick Lee serenades an intimate audience with unreleased songs and more for Valentine’s Day 2020. As far as intimate music venues in Singapore go, Cool Cats at the NCO Club is a pretty chill one, with a relaxed atmosphere and a comfortable space ideal for a romantic night out on Valentine’s Day. And with Dick Lee leading the concert, we knew we’d … Continue reading Review: Love In The Lion City – An Intimate Evening with Dick Lee
Review: Fika & Fishy by Patch and Punnet
★★★☆☆ (Performance attended 15/2/20) ‘Adult-oriented’ show about a friendship between pets stuck at crossroads between crass humour and an attempt at genuine emotion. Remember waking up on weekends as a kid, switching on the TV and catching those Saturday morning cartoons? Patch and Punnet’s Fika & Fishy is a little like that, complete with its own opening song in the form of a rap by omarKENOBI … Continue reading Review: Fika & Fishy by Patch and Punnet
Preview: Four Horse Road 四马路 2020 by The Theatre Practice
When The Theatre Practice produced Four Horse Road back in 2018, the project was a sprawling, massive undertaking. Taking its cues from immersive theatre and heavily vested in a firm foundation of research of the actual Waterloo Street to do justice to its history, the promenade theatre production was unlike anything the local theatre scene had ever seen before. Now, they’re bringing the remarkable production back for … Continue reading Preview: Four Horse Road 四马路 2020 by The Theatre Practice
Music Is: Hydeout Festival 2020 (Preview)
Hydeout Festival makes its debut this October to bring the region’s first multi- genre music festival to Gardens by the Bay. Celebrating the multi-elemental music scene and championing a free-spirited adventure, for two weekends, the festival welcomes international and regional artists to showcase a range of talent and genres as the sun goes down. On Weekend One (9th to 10th October), French DJ and producer … Continue reading Music Is: Hydeout Festival 2020 (Preview)
Art Down Under: OzAsia Festival Director Joseph Mitchell Leaves, Search For New Artistic Director Begins Soon
ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA – After directing five successful and critically-acclaimed OzAsia Festivals, Joseph Mitchell is leaving Adelaide Festival Centre to pursue other projects, including directing Summer of the 17th Doll for State Opera SA later in 2020. Adelaide Festival Centre CEO & Artistic Director Douglas Gautier AM, said: “As Artistic Director, Joseph put OzAsia Festival on the map as the nation’s pre-eminent Asian/Australian cultural event. He has successfully showcased the best of contemporary … Continue reading Art Down Under: OzAsia Festival Director Joseph Mitchell Leaves, Search For New Artistic Director Begins Soon
Review: The Rishi and Sharul Show 2
★★★★☆ (Performance attended 14/2/20) 2 is better than one as comedy couple Rishi Budhrani and Sharul Channa join forces in a one-night only Valentine’s special. “How do you keep the magic alive?” an audience member asks comedians and married couple Rishi Budhrani and Sharul Channa during The Rishi and Sharul Show 2. It’s not a surprising question, considering how for most of the show, the couple … Continue reading Review: The Rishi and Sharul Show 2
Music Is: SSO Pops – To Broadway, With Love by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (Preview)
On Friday 3rd April something’s coming… something good. The Singapore Symphony Orchestra is celebrating the sounds of Broadway in a very special SSO Pops concert at the Esplanade Concert Hall: To Broadway, with Love. Gerard Salonga conducts music from The Lion King, Phantom of the Opera, Les Mis, Sound of Music and many more Broadway musical hits. He’s joined by an all-star cast of vocalists: … Continue reading Music Is: SSO Pops – To Broadway, With Love by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (Preview)
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